Opal is a very mysterious gemstone, with a very spooky history, making it a perfect gem for October
Derived from Greek word ‘Opalus’ meaning change in colour, Australia’s national gem is highly adored for its stunning colour formations. Often referred to as ‘precious’ - this gemstone makes light diffract, thus taking on many colours.

Opal takes on colours ranging from clear through to white, grey, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black, however, black opals are the rarest and most sought after.

Despite bad connotations, early races credited the magical stone to amplifying and mirroring feelings, burying emotions and desires, while being able to lessen inhibitions and promote spontaneity. Shakespeare even attributed Opal as “that miracle and queen of gems”. [url]Opal gemstone jewelry[/url]https://www.jewelpin.com/searchfor-opal

Originally found in the Middle East, this beautiful gem is usually set in jewellery, cut and polished into cabochons, for people to enjoy, much like the Opal gemstone jewellery seen on jewelpin, just take a look and explore our vast variety of Opals including; Fire Opals, Ethiopian Welo Opal, Australian boulder opal and Peruvian pink opal to find something you’ll fall in love with.